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I would suggest doing it via your RDO rather than a club. Your DBS needs to be enhanced and for child workforce. If you do this through a club where you are not a coach, you are not undertaking regulated activity with that club so the can’t (shouldn’t) apply for an enhanced DBS. I would strongly...

That was the point I was trying to lead to

So unspecified behaviour?

I agree. The point I was making is if you are deciding on disciplinary action because a player has called someone a ****, it can only be a red card.

Not entirely the same result. It’s not could’ve been offinabus, it is offinabus and is a straight red rather than second yellow. Sounds pedantic I know

Out of interest, what was the second yellow for?

I think you're getting overly anxious about the confrontational part of things. Fact is, when refereeing teenagers, you are going to have confrontations. For some of them, it is a badge of honour to receive a booking or a sin bin. Even a sending off. It is only when they start to mature and...

Was jus to to say what santa has said above. Players and the side-lines accept it more and allow you to get on with it more if you are communicating clearly that you have seen these niggling fouls but want to play on. Regarding pushing players, save yourself a whole world of pain and do not...

Actually sounds like you managed the game well. Personally, if there is a player publicly showing dissent so everyone can hear it or see it, it's an easy decision for me to sinbin. Apart form that, I tend to warn players first if they are at risk of going to the sinbin to give them a chance...

One thing that works well for me is stopping the game from restarting after ball gone out of play then walking rather than running to the coach. By the time I’ve reached him, he’s calmed down, knows he in for a bollocking and a possible fine. If he’s aggressive or confrontational by the time I...

4 officials and a gazillion tv cameras can’t see everything so don’t beat yourself up over it

I wouldn’t worry about being 100% right about these every time. Players will appeal whether it’s offside or not, most players realise though that you can’t be in line for these scenarios. If a goal is scored during a goal mouth scramble, it’s either a fluke, great goal or poor defending. It’s...

You can advance that confusion like I did shouting a colour whilst pointing the wrong way at the same time

We've all been caught out by players obstructing our path, with experience you will be able to identify those key moments as they are about to happen and position yourself accordingly. Being honest in those situations clearly communicating that you can only call what you see let's everyone know...

By the sound of it Josh, this coach would have reacted the same way to any referee giving the same decision, it's a culture thing that just won't change and it appears that it is rife throughout that team too. It still amazes me that a coach 100 yards away thinks he is in a more credible...

Schools log everything safeguarding related due to their statutory duty to do so under ‘working together to safeguard children’ and ‘keeping children safe in education’. From a referee perspective we follow the laws and child protection guidelines issued by various county Fa’s. I’m not swaying...

Verbal abuse is safeguarding I agree. Swearing isn’t. Just as swearing during a match isnt a straight forward dismissal. In the scenario from this thread we don’t even know what was said in what time or context. If we think every swear word to a child is a safeguarding concern then the...

It’s wrong, inappropriate and certainly misconduct. But I’m sorry it isn’t safeguarding. Safeguarding us about keeping the children safe in the main, it could be at the younger age groups but not at a 17 year old. There is a difference between safeguarding and misconduct. Don’t suppose we’ll...

I’m not deliberately trying to be pedantic here but if an adult is swearing at a 17 year old I’m not sure that does need reporting unless of course the particular referee finds it offensive insulting or abusive. There’s potential misconduct there but it is not safeguarding

Swearing at a child isn’t necessarily a safeguarding concern. Is the child at risk of harm or being harmed? If he/she is being shouted at that is more concerning I just wouldn’t automatically assume that a swear word aimed at a child is a safeguarding concern